The Jaundiced Infant: Biliary Atresia

Pediatric Surgery: Sixth Edition

Volumn 2-2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1603-1619

  Altman, R Peter ^a,b   Buchmiller, Terry L ^c,d,e  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-02842-4.50106-6     Document Type: Chapter

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